5:45 to Suburbia (1958)
“Marge had said something over lunch that was so obvious it was a wonder he had not thought of it himself: that of course Joan should help him decide what to do about Janie, that despite Janie’s fervent request that her mother be left out of the matter, it was Joan’s problem too.
Marge had sounded bored when she had made the suggestion, and an equally obvious fact struck Charlie suddenly — that she was bored, that it wasn’t her province to help him with this sort of problem at all, that she had just faced and solved a problem of her own, and she was probably even a little disdainful of Charlie’s inability to cope with the matter quietly and with orderliness, as she had handled hers.
He had to admire Marge Mann; he did admire her. She was strong and proud and certain; and she rolled with the punch. If there were any lesson in life Charlie would want Janie to learn and learn well, it would be pride — pride in herself, no matter what happened, the pride of independence.
In a sense, Janie’...s mother was.MoreLess
Marge had sounded bored when she had made the suggestion, and an equally obvious fact struck Charlie suddenly — that she was bored, that it wasn’t her province to help him with this sort of problem at all, that she had just faced and solved a problem of her own, and she was probably even a little disdainful of Charlie’s inability to cope with the matter quietly and with orderliness, as she had handled hers.
He had to admire Marge Mann; he did admire her. She was strong and proud and certain; and she rolled with the punch. If there were any lesson in life Charlie would want Janie to learn and learn well, it would be pride — pride in herself, no matter what happened, the pride of independence.
In a sense, Janie’...s mother was.MoreLess
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